American soul legend Randy Crawford talks to Metro about who's currently floating her musical boat, singing in clubs when she was 15.... and whether or not she knows the English meaning of the word 'randy'.

Rainforest charity RAN has heaped praise on Chris Noth The people at Rainforest Action Network (RAN) have heaped praise on their biggest advocate, Chris Noth. Branden Barber, the environmental organisation’s development director, gushed over the Sex And The City star at a lavish cocktail reception, hosted by Gotham Magazine at Lord & Taylor department store […]

Single songbird Norah? Songbird Norah Jones has reportedly split up from her long-term boyfriend. The Come Away With Me singer had dated her band’s bassist Lee Alexander for several years. Friends of the 28-year-old say the break-up was ‘amicable’. Meanwhile, Jones’s ex was spotted ‘trying to mend his broken heart’ by partying in New York.

Chantelle Readman A 15-year-old singer has won an army of fans after her father secretly filmed her performing and posted it on the YouTube website. Almost one million hits have been made on the site of talented Chantelle Readman singing her favourite songs while playing keyboards in her home in Consett, Co Durham. The modest […]

Liz Hurley sparkled as the lady in red as she hit the French Riviera to watch Jude Law take centre stage on the opening night of the 60th Cannes Film Festival. Hurley arrived at the gala on the arm of fashion designer Valentino wearing one of his dresses worth £8,000. She also showed off £1 […]

Mika’s debut album and single are both at the top of the charts Flamboyant pop star Mika has pulled off a double coup, with both his debut album and single at the top of the charts. The singer-songwriter clung onto the No 1 singles spot with Grace Kelly. Last month the song reached No 1 […]

Happy Birthday Mia! February 9 1999 – British film Shakespeare In Love guarantees its place in history, notching up a record 13 mentions in the Oscar nominations. The film, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, went on to pick up seven Oscars in March that year. 1999 – Coronation Street star Bryan Mosley died just weeks after the […]

Norah Jones’s Not Too Late 1) Kristin Hersh – Learn To Sing Like A Star: Kristin Hersh’s indie power group Throwing Muses provided the soundtrack to my university days and her solo acoustic debut, Hips And Makers, echoed throughout a series of dodgy flats, so I was looking forward to hearing her new effort. I […]

Jamie T: Panic PreventionEMI Jamie T is Wimbledon’s answer to Beck: he has the same maverick irreverence for genres, preferring to mess with urban styles such as garage, hip hop, ska and punk, and set the lot against the pubs and streets of London. His off-the-cuff rhyme and mix of wit and sentiment owes plenty […]

METRO HAS LAUNCHEDits new music store, Metrotunes. With a catalogue of tracks based on the music taste of Metro readers, you can be sure to find your favourite tracks on our easy-to-use site. And if you need inspiration, there is a wide variety of music to browse through, ranging from The Streets to Norah Jones, […]